Timing is important. So, just in time for a regular season game between Frölunda Hockey and Färjestads BK in the Swedish Hockey league, I left Gothenburg and went home to Luleå. What I missed? Oh well, just an outdoors game on a football stadium. A mere 31,144 spectators. The biggest hockey game in the history of European sports. Nothing much.
I do not like to use the word, but this is cute. Teens are now serenading Jonas Jerebko on YouTube, who could have thought that when that humble 19-yearold kid entered our office in Luleå in 2006? Back then, he was eager to make his professional debute with my former club Plannja Basket. He came to us as a humble
A lot of people return to their hometowns over christmas and new years. For small cities, this is not only an opportunity to increase incomes during holidays, but also a chance to market themselves to former citizens and hopefully lure some back. Here in Luleå (Sweden), the city council has invited everyone registered at their homecoming website (www.flytthem.nu, “movehome.nu”) to
Rodney Stuckey – Richard Hamilton – Tayshaun Prince – Jonas Jerebko – Ben Wallace. That was the starting five of the Detroit Pistons in the NBA tonight. Quite a big deal if you are a Swedish basketball fan like myself. Three players who were instrumental to the Pistons’ NBA reign, a guard (Stuckey) who made all-star Chauncey Billups expandable and
The time of new year’s resolutions are here. Some will quite smoking, others change jobs and what not. I have more of an agenda that I started on this year, but will delve even deeper into in 2010: To drag journalism into 2010 by helping the trade understand the basics of business thinking. Pretentious enough? During the past year, I
I am growing tired of all current blogs on the top blogs and what not of the year. Thus, I will take a break from the #FF posts I started with a couple of weeks ago. I hope you are having a great christmas weekend. Personally, I have travelled 1 300 km north to visit and enjoy the company of
It is four minutes to Christmas Eve here in Sweden, and before I lay my head to rest for the night, I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas! I hope Santa will be good to you and that your family and loved ones are close to you at this holiday of holidays. Take care, Markus
A week ago, a tragedy hit active Twitter user Shellie Ross (Military Mom), whose 2-year old drowned in the family pool. It became world news in the same moment as she tweeted both while waiting for him to be rescued and after his death was called by the hospital. I personally had the dubious chance to follow the drama ‘live’
Facebook groups for “massive hide and seek games” are catching on. There are three big ones: IKEA (110k+ members), Mall of America (10k+) and school (50k+), plus numerous small ones. This Friday, 150 people from the first group hit IKEA in Swedish town Karlstad. All of them came running in the furniture store at the same time, creating a stir
The Swedish pedophile group on Facebook is gone. Thank heavens, even it was a prank, it is never acceptable to make 500 innocent people the face of such a horrific crime. Will Facebook make changes to group security as well